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which means in practical terms we have to cut fm somewhere else or raise taxes. and the picture o retee health care where we can fund health care on 3 perce o people's annual salaries is a little bit rosy. it's not something we can really bet o with health ca costs and fit costs rising at the, you know, 3 and 44 peent. salaes rising at 3 and 4 percent rather its r greater than the pace of inflatio a greater than the contributions >> so we have a little bit of time level overview left are supervisor farrell when i started working on prop a it was important in san francisco. i de sure we assaulted with ou labo a all communities. i'm proud to say we have the support of ery membe othe ard of supervisors and the democratic party here in san ancisco and the republican party in safrancisco. swms the harvey milk club and every single every elected ofcial in is no this is building on prop c we passed i 2011 and i we can pass prop b we'll pass at the ballot and something we should be product u proud of >> thank you, mr. murphy. >> there are promises and there are commitmen
which means in practical terms we have to cut fm somewhere else or raise taxes. and the picture o retee health care where we can fund health care on 3 perce o people's annual salaries is a little bit rosy. it's not something we can really bet o with health ca costs and fit costs rising at the, you know, 3 and 44 peent. salaes rising at 3 and 4 percent rather its r greater than the pace of inflatio a greater than the contributions >> so we have a little bit of time level overview left are...
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they pay their taxes. they may run into a rough patch now and then and what we're able to provide is a bridge towards getting them back on their feet. the center averages about 14,000 visits a year in the health clinic alone. one of the areas that we specialize in is family medicine, but the additional focus of that is is to provide care to women and children. women find out they're pregnant, we talk to them about the importance of getting good prenatal care which takes many visits. we initially will see them for their full physical to determine their base line health, and then enroll them in prenatal care which occurs over the next 9 months. group prenatal care is designed to give women the opportunity to bond during their pregnancy with other women that have similar due dates. our doctors here are family doctors. they are able to help these women deliver their babies at the hospital, at general hospital. we also have the wic program, which is a program that provides food vouchers for our families after t
they pay their taxes. they may run into a rough patch now and then and what we're able to provide is a bridge towards getting them back on their feet. the center averages about 14,000 visits a year in the health clinic alone. one of the areas that we specialize in is family medicine, but the additional focus of that is is to provide care to women and children. women find out they're pregnant, we talk to them about the importance of getting good prenatal care which takes many visits. we...
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which means in practical terms we have to cut from somewhere else or raise taxes. and the picture of retiree health care where we can fund health care on 3 percent of people's annual salaries is a little bit rosy. it's not something we can really bet on with health care costs and benefit costs rising at the, you know, 3 and 44 percent. salaries rising at 3 and 4 percent rather. its far greater than the pace of inflation and greater than the contributions >> so we have a little bit of time level overview left are supervisor farrell when i started working on prop a it was important in san francisco. i made sure we assaulted with our labor and all communities. i'm proud to say we have the support of every member of the board of supervisors and the democratic party here in san francisco and the republican party in san francisco. swms the harvey milk club and every single every elected official in is no. this is building on prop c we passed in 2011 and if we can pass prop b we'll pass at the ballot and something we should be product u proud of >> thank you, mr. murphy.
which means in practical terms we have to cut from somewhere else or raise taxes. and the picture of retiree health care where we can fund health care on 3 percent of people's annual salaries is a little bit rosy. it's not something we can really bet on with health care costs and benefit costs rising at the, you know, 3 and 44 percent. salaries rising at 3 and 4 percent rather. its far greater than the pace of inflation and greater than the contributions >> so we have a little bit of time...
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>> i think that when we talk about raising fees or taxes, we always have to come at it from a very balanced approach. we have a lot of homeownerses, we have a lot of tenants in the city. and, so, again balance is really key. i think we also have to approach the budget and some tough fiscal issues looking at the city-wide budget as a whole and not just looking at specific sectors or issue areas that we real have i to look at the city's financial standing as a whole for the long term. that's really important and that's definitely what drives a lot of my decision-making process. and i think it's also tougher in san francisco because we really are held to a very high standard where we have to balance the budget every single fiscal year. we cannot run into a deficit in the new fiscal year. we cannot print more money. we are held to a high standard by our charter and, so, i think that's why these tough decisions are made every year rent. >> what other issues do you feel are facing san francisco? >> i think for san francisco and also elsewhere, one of the biggest issues right now is really how do
>> i think that when we talk about raising fees or taxes, we always have to come at it from a very balanced approach. we have a lot of homeownerses, we have a lot of tenants in the city. and, so, again balance is really key. i think we also have to approach the budget and some tough fiscal issues looking at the city-wide budget as a whole and not just looking at specific sectors or issue areas that we real have i to look at the city's financial standing as a whole for the long term....
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choices on everything from escalating pension costs to reforming our unfair job punishing business tax. we've injected a healthy dose of fiscal discipline with two-year budgeting, five-year financial planning, and a 10-year capital plan to get to us this point. but it's been worth it. san francisco's credit ratings have been upgraded by every rating agency in the past year, making our tax dollars go further when we deliver capital projects, and giving our city even more investor confidence. so, now it is not the time to take our eyes off the ball. we have to continue reforms to protect our city's economic recovery and make our city safe, solvent, and successful. like taking meaningful action to address our $4.4 billion of unfunded retiree health care liability. thank you, supervisor mark farrell, for taking this on. you have my full support on this important issue. (applause) >> while reforms and sacrifices have spared us deep cuts we've experienced during the deepest part of our economic downturn, we still have much work to do. this year's projected $123.6 million general fund shortfa
choices on everything from escalating pension costs to reforming our unfair job punishing business tax. we've injected a healthy dose of fiscal discipline with two-year budgeting, five-year financial planning, and a 10-year capital plan to get to us this point. but it's been worth it. san francisco's credit ratings have been upgraded by every rating agency in the past year, making our tax dollars go further when we deliver capital projects, and giving our city even more investor confidence. so,...
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we did a big payroll tax revision as a result of that. there is just simply -- i think a relationship where there's no quid pro quo, we do it for good policy reasons that we articulate and are clear about. and that's the way we should be running government. that's also the way we should have that clean relationship with businesses. >> mayor, [speaker not understood]. >> yeah, i mean that's why we hired mark tuitu for [speaker not understood]. my competitive spirit with mayor bloomberg in new york, rahm emanuel in chicago, we're always exchanging information about you got this, you got that. our staffs and our department heads do the same. , and so, we're always saying, they did this. how come we can't do that? and the message gets shared with neighborhood leaders as well ~. so, i get this a lot from neighborhood leaders, how come we don't have wi-fi in all of our parks? how come you always concentrate on golden gate, for example, but not on balboa? these are the kind of things i think we're wanting to make a statement on. i think, for exa
we did a big payroll tax revision as a result of that. there is just simply -- i think a relationship where there's no quid pro quo, we do it for good policy reasons that we articulate and are clear about. and that's the way we should be running government. that's also the way we should have that clean relationship with businesses. >> mayor, [speaker not understood]. >> yeah, i mean that's why we hired mark tuitu for [speaker not understood]. my competitive spirit with mayor...
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we have seen backtracking on the tocalled eco tax and a plan tax more savings, to tax more corporations. what is going on? >> the french public is extremely dissatisfied with what francois hollande is doing now and what they expected them to do when they elected him in office in 2012. the first point. the second point, up until now francois hollande had the idea that, ok, i was select it, i have tough work to do, i have to give france back on the rails, the country is in dire straits, so i will have to tax everybody more and bring more money into the state coffers because he views government of the sarkozy spent far too much money and spend more money then we actually had. that is my job. in the old days when presidents were elected, they gave handouts. they say, ok, now it is time to work hard to pay that money. this time francois hollande said work hard to start with, have to pay more money, and that will get results. i think up until recently he has not really cared very much about his popularity poll rating, saying it is normal. i am going to lose report -- support because i him doi
we have seen backtracking on the tocalled eco tax and a plan tax more savings, to tax more corporations. what is going on? >> the french public is extremely dissatisfied with what francois hollande is doing now and what they expected them to do when they elected him in office in 2012. the first point. the second point, up until now francois hollande had the idea that, ok, i was select it, i have tough work to do, i have to give france back on the rails, the country is in dire straits, so...
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, eco-tax and he came back on. a lot of people are saying this is making him look quite weak, but they say the sun he is not going to budge, he is going to tell club owners that they have to dig into their pockets because all this backpedaling has a cost. calculator out their and calculated just with the cost is, and they say it is 2 that theuros government could have made if it did not do all this backtracking. >> let's go to a wider appeal, shall we? a trip to outer space shared rex that his record let's not talk about hostages or taxes. looking at the planets and the stars. it is the end of the year gala. the european telescope will be launched into outer space. we will take a look at what astronomers are looking to discover. 1000 planets have already been discovered, but astronomers say there are billions more. extrasolar moons and things like that. astronomers say they are hoping to get to the edge of our galaxy and perhaps a little beyon d. >> fascinating stuff, isn't it? ♪ onlyis is south africa's school f
, eco-tax and he came back on. a lot of people are saying this is making him look quite weak, but they say the sun he is not going to budge, he is going to tell club owners that they have to dig into their pockets because all this backpedaling has a cost. calculator out their and calculated just with the cost is, and they say it is 2 that theuros government could have made if it did not do all this backtracking. >> let's go to a wider appeal, shall we? a trip to outer space shared rex...
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that -- a corresponding discount on their road tax. that effectively means only tourists would be paying the toll. angela merkel opposes the toll. >> mexico and the united states discovered a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel running under the border between the two countries. the tunnel was fitted with its own electronic rail system, hydraulic doors, and ventilation. officials say it was newly built and had hardly been used. authorities working on both sides of the border confiscated 8.5 tons of marijuana and around 150 kilos of cocaine. three people were arrested. they face minimum sentences of 10 years if convicted. monsters, pools, and ghosts -- ghouls,an and invaded.ere -- things got very spooky in new york at the annual halloween parade. the celebration of all things ghoulish has a long tradition in the u.s. the white house was transformed into a haunted house as president obama and first lady michelle handed out sweet gifts to children. thet the end of the week, german government announced it was willing to talk directly to th
that -- a corresponding discount on their road tax. that effectively means only tourists would be paying the toll. angela merkel opposes the toll. >> mexico and the united states discovered a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel running under the border between the two countries. the tunnel was fitted with its own electronic rail system, hydraulic doors, and ventilation. officials say it was newly built and had hardly been used. authorities working on both sides of the border confiscated...
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on taxing and spending, and 60% favored a $2 cut in taxes for every $1 of spending cuts. it's easy to see from this example that the black poll had more depth and gave a more precise measure of opinion than did the tv guide poll. perot: if we simply keep asking the question, "is it right or wrong?" then we can get our country back on the track. poussaint: knowing something about good polling practices makes us appreciate that getting reliable polling results is trickier than it looks. it's time to pick up a shovel and clean out the barn. let's get to work -- it will be tough, but it will be fun. although it is evident that public officials and political candidates use polls to guide their actions, that does not mean that their decision-making is guided solely by poll results. in assessing public opinion, politicians use polls as only one form of feedback. they also talk with their constituents, they read their mail, listen to interest groups, they interpret election results, and they rely on their own political instincts and values. man: you're looking at the house chambe
on taxing and spending, and 60% favored a $2 cut in taxes for every $1 of spending cuts. it's easy to see from this example that the black poll had more depth and gave a more precise measure of opinion than did the tv guide poll. perot: if we simply keep asking the question, "is it right or wrong?" then we can get our country back on the track. poussaint: knowing something about good polling practices makes us appreciate that getting reliable polling results is trickier than it looks....
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they also say many people may rush to buy cars before the planned consumption tax hike in april. >>> japanese engineers are helping people with disabilities do what they need to do online. they've created a computer that's operated by breathing into a tube. researchers developed the machine. users blow softly to move the cursor down and forcefully to move it up and inhale sharply or gently to move right or left. some students tested out the system. the researchers say it took about a week of getting used to. people with severe mobility problems can currently operate some computers with eye movements, but their new breath-controlled system is cheaper. they are hoping to have it on the market in two years. >>> that's all for now in business news. i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> the u.s. ambassador to syria has urged antigovernment forces there to negotiate an end to the conflict. he wants the rebels to attend the proposed international peace meeting, but opposition leaders say they won't attend unless president bashar al assad steps down. robert ford spoke at the senate for
they also say many people may rush to buy cars before the planned consumption tax hike in april. >>> japanese engineers are helping people with disabilities do what they need to do online. they've created a computer that's operated by breathing into a tube. researchers developed the machine. users blow softly to move the cursor down and forcefully to move it up and inhale sharply or gently to move right or left. some students tested out the system. the researchers say it took about a...
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paid is taxes paid is pretty basic. what else is going on out there that's slipping through the cracks on security clearance because taxes, that's right in front of our face and we're missing that. mr. chairman, just to follow-up with senator coburn's comments. i think we have pushed through this committee the revolving dollars to be made for more transparency, more audit, more accountability. the house committee passed that. i would encourage you to do what you can do with your counterpart over in the house to make sure the full house takes that up because it's critically important. there are two pieces of that bill that senator portman, senator mccaskill, senator johnson and others are part of, plus some others, that deals with accountability and it deals with the number of clearances that are out there. i think we should push to try. negotiations are going on, but you have to set a level of expectation. i think that's what that does in part. i want to follow up a little bit on what chairman carper talked with you, el
paid is taxes paid is pretty basic. what else is going on out there that's slipping through the cracks on security clearance because taxes, that's right in front of our face and we're missing that. mr. chairman, just to follow-up with senator coburn's comments. i think we have pushed through this committee the revolving dollars to be made for more transparency, more audit, more accountability. the house committee passed that. i would encourage you to do what you can do with your counterpart...
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i think the bigger issue of the taxes paid is pretty basic. what else is going on out there that are slipping through the cracks of security clearances? because taxes, i mean, that's right in front of the faces if we're missing that. mr. chairman, just a followup with the senator's comments. i think we have pushed in the committee the reinvolving phone dollars to be allowed for more tran parent sincerity and audit and accountability. the house committee passed it and the house hasn't. i would encorning you to do what you can do with the counter part in the house make sure that the full house take it is up. it's clitically important. there's two other pieces to the bill that are a part of. and deals with accountability and deals with number of clearances that are out there. i think we should push to -- you have to settle a level of expectations. i think that what is does in part. i want to followup -- talk with on the dodge suit filed in 2011 july. and people are dying because of it. we're losing critical information because of it. the list goe
i think the bigger issue of the taxes paid is pretty basic. what else is going on out there that are slipping through the cracks of security clearances? because taxes, i mean, that's right in front of the faces if we're missing that. mr. chairman, just a followup with the senator's comments. i think we have pushed in the committee the reinvolving phone dollars to be allowed for more tran parent sincerity and audit and accountability. the house committee passed it and the house hasn't. i would...
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it's not often we get to say the words "our tax dollars at work" with a smile on our face. but we're doing it today. because voters really knew what they were doing a few years back when we passed that $185 million parks bond, neighborhood parks bond and the $10 million invested into lafayette park. i used to live at hyde and geary my first four years when i moved to san francisco, now 36 years ago, and this was my neighborhood park. and i've loved it ever since. the combination of the palms and the pines and everything in between, this is a jewel of a park. and when i saw the fences go up i got a little nervous because, well, it was going to be closed for a while. and i saw on some of the signs that some trees were going to come down which always makes me a little uncomfortable. but now seeing the result, it is magnificent. and, so, i want to thank all the folks who have invested their time and their efforts to make sure that the tennis courts got their renovation and the pathways were upgraded, the a-d-a improvements, of course, this extraordinary playground for our kids,
it's not often we get to say the words "our tax dollars at work" with a smile on our face. but we're doing it today. because voters really knew what they were doing a few years back when we passed that $185 million parks bond, neighborhood parks bond and the $10 million invested into lafayette park. i used to live at hyde and geary my first four years when i moved to san francisco, now 36 years ago, and this was my neighborhood park. and i've loved it ever since. the combination of...
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cliff legislation at the end of last year was our tax hike. we have gotten the tax hike, and we will not support another one. let's explore representative cole's idea of an expedited tax reform process to get us the pro-growth tax policies that will give us the additional revenue we need. lastly, let's explore enacting the mandatory savings contained in president obama's own budget. president obama has outlined budget savings in the entitlement programs that were courageous, difficult, but they do not cut benefits. these proposals do not cut social security. they do not cut medicaid. no one is suggesting, as has been alluded to, suggested by some members of this conference committee that there is a proposal to slash benefits or cut benefits. all we're talking about and all the president is talking about in the mandatory proposed savings in his own budget is slowing the growth rate of these very important programs to save our nation from a fiscal and debt crisis and to save the very valuable programs. i think those are the sweet spot. tax refor
cliff legislation at the end of last year was our tax hike. we have gotten the tax hike, and we will not support another one. let's explore representative cole's idea of an expedited tax reform process to get us the pro-growth tax policies that will give us the additional revenue we need. lastly, let's explore enacting the mandatory savings contained in president obama's own budget. president obama has outlined budget savings in the entitlement programs that were courageous, difficult, but they...
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they are negotiating taxes and hinting that they will take tax off the table. it will want something for that. the republicans should not fall for that because the republicans say the taxes were never on the table. this is about spending. and our position is, we're going to hold the top line of the sequestration. if you want to change priorities within that, we will talk. neil: you are the expert. as you know, i read a prompter. i think the strategy is this, they're going to put the onus on republicans to come up with something. and then say, we're not offering taxes. you don't mess around too much spending. we don't walk off when there's. you keep your tax rates and tax allowances in place. we can just walk off the stage. every once miles fine. >> well, that could very well be their strategy. this is a situation where we now have two sides, the senate and house actually getting in a room in talking about these things. the republicans should not be bamboozled by this. neil: when you say bamboozled, what do you mean? they should push hard for cuts in spending? a
they are negotiating taxes and hinting that they will take tax off the table. it will want something for that. the republicans should not fall for that because the republicans say the taxes were never on the table. this is about spending. and our position is, we're going to hold the top line of the sequestration. if you want to change priorities within that, we will talk. neil: you are the expert. as you know, i read a prompter. i think the strategy is this, they're going to put the onus on...
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the first is taxes. the tax code just turned a hundred, and it looks every day its age. it is a broken, inefficient mess. it's time to clean up, bring it into the 21st century. i want to make it clear i'm totally committed to comprehensive tax reforms, and, also, there's plenty of ripoffs and loopholes for us to close in the meantime without jeopardizing the goal of tax reform. i hope this conference can put our feet in both camps for tax reform and against tax ripoffs. some good places to start. certainly, provisions in the tax code that encourage companies to move investments and jobs overseas is a good place to start with respect to closing the wasteful loopholes and then 1986 colleagues here have discussed in the past is a good model for bipartisan tax reform. second is med tear. the future for medicare in my view is better care at lower costs, and medicare in 2013 is very different than medicare in 196 a. chronic disease, cancer, diabetes, strokes, and heart problems drive medicare like never before. current government rules and practices impeople -- impede abilitie
the first is taxes. the tax code just turned a hundred, and it looks every day its age. it is a broken, inefficient mess. it's time to clean up, bring it into the 21st century. i want to make it clear i'm totally committed to comprehensive tax reforms, and, also, there's plenty of ripoffs and loopholes for us to close in the meantime without jeopardizing the goal of tax reform. i hope this conference can put our feet in both camps for tax reform and against tax ripoffs. some good places to...
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cost of health care is a tax but also 28 different taxes. gerri: there are others in the actual law for sure. >> obamacare is a net drag on economic activity if you have so many small businesses trying to find ways to hit the or avoid the 50 employee threshold is the invisible tax costing us jobs. gerri: the blue state's leading will they pay the piper? what will happen tonight? >> watch colorado. it could be close it is interesting to see people who just legalized marijuana want to tax it back into prohibition. we will see the governor of new jersey refused to raise taxes will be reelected. the republican candidate in virginia who follows a republican governor who raised taxes the biggest in history may pay a penalty for his predecessor's. gerri: there is a lot going on in that race. thank you for coming on tonight. we appreciate your time. war to come including a major insurance company for canceling policies for obama forces to change his message it changes every day a little bit different about keeping your insurance plan. so ally bank h
cost of health care is a tax but also 28 different taxes. gerri: there are others in the actual law for sure. >> obamacare is a net drag on economic activity if you have so many small businesses trying to find ways to hit the or avoid the 50 employee threshold is the invisible tax costing us jobs. gerri: the blue state's leading will they pay the piper? what will happen tonight? >> watch colorado. it could be close it is interesting to see people who just legalized marijuana want to...
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and income taxes and sales taxes. and so i ask you to let congress the federalng down government has implications far beyond capitol hill to who calledand people the nation's capital home. i would ask you one other thing as you were here during the week and that is during the time you are not in these sessions, i want you to go out and the stadium and spend every new will and i'm that you have in your pocket. [laughter] ways thate of the will help to keep our economy strong as well. we hope that you have a great time here in the city. this a wonderful city and it is growing and developing by leaps and bounds. we have a population that is greater than just higher state of vermont. greater than the state of wyoming. we are gaining on the state of north dakota. i am also proud to be able to do something that i get to uniquely do and that is declare certain conditions in the district of columbia. i am proud to be able to , october 28, 2013 associationbankers today in the district of columbia. thank you very much. [applaus
and income taxes and sales taxes. and so i ask you to let congress the federalng down government has implications far beyond capitol hill to who calledand people the nation's capital home. i would ask you one other thing as you were here during the week and that is during the time you are not in these sessions, i want you to go out and the stadium and spend every new will and i'm that you have in your pocket. [laughter] ways thate of the will help to keep our economy strong as well. we hope...
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gas taxes. and as you mentioned sin taxes, they come out in form of excite taxes onal -- excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco. gerri: left friendly, california, their income tax went up on. >> they have highest income tax rates in the country, a lot of states might have high income taxes and low sales taxes, california hits all of the buttons high income tax, high sale tax, you may payton pay, 1n purchases and their gas tax is expensive. gerri: connecticut, i did not realize their property taxes were out of control, they rank up there. >> property taxes are high in a platt rate and percentage of home value. they have high property taxes, high sales taxes, annual car taxes they are determined by locality that can be as high as $800 a year on a $17,000 car, and connecticut has an estate tax too. gerri: that must support, roads and highways? what is the car tax for? >> it varies, so i assume it goes into the covers of the -- coffers of the town, we're getting at, are you getting what you pay for, so
gas taxes. and as you mentioned sin taxes, they come out in form of excite taxes onal -- excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco. gerri: left friendly, california, their income tax went up on. >> they have highest income tax rates in the country, a lot of states might have high income taxes and low sales taxes, california hits all of the buttons high income tax, high sale tax, you may payton pay, 1n purchases and their gas tax is expensive. gerri: connecticut, i did not realize their property...
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system that allows us to tax the wealthy and tax appropriations. if our grandchildren -- if our grandparents can do that, who are we to say we cannot? let me offer this as a viewpoint. that washington was not as dysfunctional then as it is now. i can do better than that. there were people in washington then, no matter how much they disagreed with the other side of the aisle, they were prepared to shut the government down a couple of times in 20 years to make their point. i'm just trying to get a sense of whether or not things have gotten so bad now, and people are so recalcitrant in their inability to compromise and to to shut the government guys they can't have their way, i'm trying to see how a constitutional amendment can legislate in that kind of framework. here is an important thing to understand. country,ars of this they did not allow slavery to be debated in congress because they thought it would be too contentious. we would not even talk about it. we finally started talking about it, but it wasn't easy. it was ugly. it was difficult. i thin
system that allows us to tax the wealthy and tax appropriations. if our grandchildren -- if our grandparents can do that, who are we to say we cannot? let me offer this as a viewpoint. that washington was not as dysfunctional then as it is now. i can do better than that. there were people in washington then, no matter how much they disagreed with the other side of the aisle, they were prepared to shut the government down a couple of times in 20 years to make their point. i'm just trying to get...
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. >> the contributions were intended to help defeat governor brown's proposition 30 to raise taxes and pass the anti-labor measure proposition 32. they went to court before the november election pushing the group to disclose the true source of the contribution. she's now headed to washington d.c. to serve as president obama's appointee on the federal election commission. before thursday's settlement was announced, she spoke with scott shafer about the challenges of informing voters about the flood of money in today's political campaign. >> welcome to "newsroom." >> thank you very much. >> well, the fair political action commission, which you chair, or have chaired, was created after waterfwat. there was a lot of cynicism about politics. how do you feel you have made a difference under your tenure there to, you know, enhance trust or faith in our political system? >> the purpose of the ftpc was to enhance faith and trust. clearly a large percentage of americans do not feel that trust in government. we have made inroads, though, and i think we've provided much greater disclosure. we've s
. >> the contributions were intended to help defeat governor brown's proposition 30 to raise taxes and pass the anti-labor measure proposition 32. they went to court before the november election pushing the group to disclose the true source of the contribution. she's now headed to washington d.c. to serve as president obama's appointee on the federal election commission. before thursday's settlement was announced, she spoke with scott shafer about the challenges of informing voters about...
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argue it is a tax, the supreme court called it a tax, and because it is a tax, you have to pay it first and then seek your refund. this is insane. and so people will have additional tax bill. they must pay the tax bill and petition the irs. begging the irs to have that money paid back to them because there was no insurance policy made available at the time the tax was due. >> that is because of judge roberts' ruling. >> it is because of the supreme court ruling. tax is different than a penalty. if we speed and have a point assessed. if you are i owe a tax and think it is too much. we pay the tax first and get the money back, later. that's what will happen to individuals who will not obtain insurance coverage because obama care doesn't work and the computer system couldn't get them to the insurance carrier and the dead line passed. >> so it is line garnishing the wages. >> it is the moral equivalent, yes. if you owe the tax and don't pay it, your employer will collect tax by taking it out of money that otherwise goes to you and send it to the irs. >> judge, help me with something. you ge
argue it is a tax, the supreme court called it a tax, and because it is a tax, you have to pay it first and then seek your refund. this is insane. and so people will have additional tax bill. they must pay the tax bill and petition the irs. begging the irs to have that money paid back to them because there was no insurance policy made available at the time the tax was due. >> that is because of judge roberts' ruling. >> it is because of the supreme court ruling. tax is different...
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tax reform. there are ripoffs and loopholes for us to close in the meantime without jeopardizing the goals of comprehensive tax reform. my hope is that this conference and put our feet in both camps, for tax reform and against tax ripoffs. a good place to start -- incentives that push companies to move jobs overseas. second is medicare. the future for medicare is better care at lower cost. it is very different than 1965. chronic disease, cancer, diabetes, and other problems -- current government rules and practices impede our efforts to deliver to these seniors. we are working on a bipartisan proposal to address these issues. we look forward to working with the conference on these issues. there is a better way, colleagues. fairness -- my view is there has to be parity between defense and nondefense. the rule of the whole sequestration debate -- the rules were that you are going to cut defense and nondefense equally. to change those rules in the middle of this debate would be a very substantial mi
tax reform. there are ripoffs and loopholes for us to close in the meantime without jeopardizing the goals of comprehensive tax reform. my hope is that this conference and put our feet in both camps, for tax reform and against tax ripoffs. a good place to start -- incentives that push companies to move jobs overseas. second is medicare. the future for medicare is better care at lower cost. it is very different than 1965. chronic disease, cancer, diabetes, and other problems -- current...
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we need to promote simple application of the tax code and lower tax rates. think of the lost productivity, the lost jobs, misallocated capital and the most convoluted tax code in the world. conservatives need to advance economic freedom through advocating a monetary policy that does not punish savers and job creating small businesses. our current policy rewards portfolio americans at the expense of paycheck america while enabling the greatest sustained deficits in american history. conservatives need to advance economic freedom by working to repeal obamacare and replace it with a system that is consumer directed, less coercive, and significantly less costly. conservatives need to advance economic freedom by tearing down the barriers created by mindnumbing rules, regulations, fees, licenses at every level of government that stifles job creation, innovation, and does not reward the spirit, the determination necessary to be successful in life. if jack was here with us today, i am very confident he would be advancing the american rental by a bracing freedom in e
we need to promote simple application of the tax code and lower tax rates. think of the lost productivity, the lost jobs, misallocated capital and the most convoluted tax code in the world. conservatives need to advance economic freedom through advocating a monetary policy that does not punish savers and job creating small businesses. our current policy rewards portfolio americans at the expense of paycheck america while enabling the greatest sustained deficits in american history....
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tax rates to 25%. that's a republican principle. what stands in its way are people who won't even talk about revenue, because god forbid, if you take out all the xefrgss and deductions and let people play 25%, somebody will pay more, because they've been riding the back of the taxpayer with a loop-day-old hole. >> you mean taxes? >> no, i mean revenue. >> you mean taxes. >> of course, where does the revenue come from? >> republicans use terms like taxes and -- >> there are a lot of people at the top who aren't paying taxes, and i think that's what you're talking about. >> that means that some people taking advantage of loopholes have to start paying taxes. >> we should be talking about how to reduce government. >> we need to grow the economy. there's no way to solve it by cutting, cutting, cutting. >> not even realistic. >> but cutting taxes -- they gave it to the government. all that money none of that moan goes toward learning or innovation. it's essentially off the table for job creation. >> that's
tax rates to 25%. that's a republican principle. what stands in its way are people who won't even talk about revenue, because god forbid, if you take out all the xefrgss and deductions and let people play 25%, somebody will pay more, because they've been riding the back of the taxpayer with a loop-day-old hole. >> you mean taxes? >> no, i mean revenue. >> you mean taxes. >> of course, where does the revenue come from? >> republicans use terms like taxes and --...
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. >>> higher taxes in maryland may actually be saving lives. health advocates announced the state cigarette tax is stopping people from smoking and now they want to hike the tax even higher. >> reporter: the state already charges $2.00 in charges for each pack of cigarettes you buy. health advocates want that to be raised to $3.00 a pack to force more people to quit. for seven years, she smoked a pack of cigarettes every other day. >> i get shortness of breath walking up the steps. >> reporter: it wasn't just her health that suffered, her bank account took a beating. >> and they keep going up. i don't know why people keep buying them. >> reporter: according to a new report, that high price may be causing people to quit. advocates say cigarette sales have been on a steady decline for the past few years ever since tobacco taxes started rising. smoking rates have fallen 32% from 1998 to 2010. >> tobacco tax increases save lives. >> reporter: that's why vincent demarco is lobbying for another dollar increase. >> we want a new tax to go to health ca
. >>> higher taxes in maryland may actually be saving lives. health advocates announced the state cigarette tax is stopping people from smoking and now they want to hike the tax even higher. >> reporter: the state already charges $2.00 in charges for each pack of cigarettes you buy. health advocates want that to be raised to $3.00 a pack to force more people to quit. for seven years, she smoked a pack of cigarettes every other day. >> i get shortness of breath walking up...
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tax reform. and loopholesffs for us to close in the meantime without jeopardizing the goals of comprehensive tax reform. my hope is that this conference and put our feet in both can't , for tax reform and against tax ripoffs. --ood place to start incentives that push companies to move jobs overseas. second is medicare. the future for medicare is better care at lower cost. 965.s very different than 1 chronic disease, cancer, problems --d other current government rules and practices impede our efforts to deliver to these seniors. we are working on a bipartisan proposal to address these issues. we look forward to working with the conference on these issues. there is a better way, colleagues. is there-- my view parity between defense and nondefense. the rule of the whole -- theration debate rules were that you are going to cut defense and nondefense equally. to change those rules in the middle of this debate would be a very substantial mistake. what we do with respect to defense, we need to make an h
tax reform. and loopholesffs for us to close in the meantime without jeopardizing the goals of comprehensive tax reform. my hope is that this conference and put our feet in both can't , for tax reform and against tax ripoffs. --ood place to start incentives that push companies to move jobs overseas. second is medicare. the future for medicare is better care at lower cost. 965.s very different than 1 chronic disease, cancer, problems --d other current government rules and practices impede our...
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you also get to pay taxes. the one thing that's easy for an undocumented worker to get is a bill from the irs. in fact, in most states, you can't even get a driver's license, which means every time you get behind the wheel, you risk losing everything. you've never been pulled over before? >> thankfully, no. >> if carlos or any of his family are pulled over, they could be jailed for 48 hours until an immigration officer interrogates them. they could be subject to any number of punishments from getting a ticket to being deported and banned from returning to the u.s. for an entire decade. pasqual, do you worry when he drives the car? [ speaking in foreign language ] >> right. because he could get pulled over one time and that could be it? >> yeah. >> for carlos' family, immigration reform isn't a political issue. it's the difference between a life lived with hope or a life lived in fear. introducing cardioviva: the first probiotic to help maintain healthy cholesterol levels without a prescription. cardioviva. >>>
you also get to pay taxes. the one thing that's easy for an undocumented worker to get is a bill from the irs. in fact, in most states, you can't even get a driver's license, which means every time you get behind the wheel, you risk losing everything. you've never been pulled over before? >> thankfully, no. >> if carlos or any of his family are pulled over, they could be jailed for 48 hours until an immigration officer interrogates them. they could be subject to any number of...